Focused Passage

Mark 9:9-13

Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship

Mark 9 moves from the revelation of Jesus' glory on the mountain, to the weakness and unbelief exposed below, to the second passion prediction, to correction of the disciples' ambition and sectarianism, and finally to severe teaching on holiness, stumbling, hell, salt, and peace.

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9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.

11 And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

12 He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?

13 But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

[As] Καὶ G2532 Conjunction they αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural were coming down καταβαινόντων G2597 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural . . . ἐκ G1537 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular mountain ὄρους G3735 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular [Jesus] admonished διεστείλατο G1291 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - ἵνα G2443 Conjunction not to tell anyone διηγήσωνται G1334 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural . . . μηδενὶ G3367 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular what G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural they had seen εἶδον G3708 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural vvv εἰ G1487 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb until ὅταν G3752 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular had risen ἀναστῇ G450 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition [the] dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 10

Original words

[So] καὶ G2532 Conjunction they kept ἐκράτησαν G2902 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural this τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular matter λόγον G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition themselves ἑαυτοὺς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural discussing συζητοῦντες G4802 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular it meant ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular to rise ἀναστῆναι G450 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active from ἐκ G1537 Preposition [the] dead νεκρῶν G3498 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 11

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction they asked ἐπηρώτων G1905 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [Jesus] αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - λέγοντες G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural - Ὅτι G3754 Conjunction {Why do} the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural scribes γραμματεῖς G1122 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural say Λέγουσιν G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction Elijah Ἠλίαν G2243 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular must δεῖ G1163 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular come ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active first πρῶτον G4412 Adverb - Superlative
Verse 12

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular He replied ἔφη G5346 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Elijah Ἠλίας G2243 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular {does} indeed μὲν G3303 Particle come ἐλθὼν G2064 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular first πρῶτον G4412 Adverb - Superlative [and] he restores ἀποκαθιστάνει G600 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular all things πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Why πῶς G4459 Adverb then καὶ G2532 Conjunction is it written γέγραπται G1125 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction - ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸν G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular must suffer πάθῃ G3958 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular many things πολλὰ G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction be rejected ἐξουδενηθῇ G1847 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 13

Original words

But ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction Elijah Ἠλίας G2243 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction has indeed come ἐλήλυθεν G2064 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction they have done ἐποίησαν G4160 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular whatever ὅσα G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural they wished ἤθελον G2309 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural just as καθὼς G2531 Adverb it is written γέγραπται G1125 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular about ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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